Breast ultrasound cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $240.50 to $367.50, with a median of $240.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $561.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 76641, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB U/S BREAST - COMPLETE | $240.50 | $481.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB U/S BREAST - COMPLETE | $240.50 | $481.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB U/S BREAST - COMPLETE | $367.50 | $735.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $240.50, median $240.50, highest $367.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $240.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A breast ultrasound makes pictures of the inside of the breast with sound waves. The complete exam covers the whole breast and often the nearby armpit. It is often done after a mammogram finding, for a lump, or in dense breasts.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam of one breast. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a biopsy, if needed, is billed under different codes.